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Sams Teach Yourself ADO.NET in 21 Days
By Dan  Fox
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Pub Date	: June 12, 2002
ISBN	: 0-67232-386-9
Pages	: 656
Slots	: 1			Copyright
		About the Author
		About the Technical Editors
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Introduction
			The Structure of This Book
			Conventions Used in This Book
			The Audience for and Purpose of This Book
		Week  1.   At a Glance
			Day  1.   ADO.NET in Perspective
				Microsoft Data Access Technologies
				ADO.NET Design Goals
				ADO.NET in .NET
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  2.   Getting Started
				ADO.NET in Visual Studio .NET
				ADO.NET in Code
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  3.   Working with DataSet s
				Understanding the ADO.NET DataSet
				Populating a DataSet
				Manipulating Multiple DataSet s
				Using a DataView
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  4.   DataSet Internals
				Data Table Structure
				Constraints
				Extended Properties
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  5.   Changing Data
				Making Modifications
				Handling Changes
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  6.   Building Strongly Typed DataSet Classes
				Strongly Typed DataSet Classes Defined
				DataSet Serialization
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  7.   XML and the DataSet
				Writing Data as XML
				Creating the XSD Schema
				Using a DataSet as XML
				Summary
				Workshop
			Week 1 In Review
		Week  2.   At a Glance
			Day  8.   Understanding .NET Data Providers
				Provider Architecture
				Provider Functionality
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  9.   Using Connections and Transactions
				Opening Connections and Handling Events
				Specifying Connection Strings
				Storing Connection Strings
				Pooling Connections
				Using Transactions
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  10.   Using Commands
				Using Command Objects
				Handling Parameters
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  11.   Using Data Readers
				Data Reader Characteristics
				Traversing a Data Reader
				Advanced Features
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  12.   Using Data Adapters
				Retrieving Data
				Updating a Data Store
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  13.   Working with SQL Server
				SqlClient Internals
				Database Design
				Alternative Data Access Techniques
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  14.   Working with Other Providers
				Accessing ODBC Data Sources
				Building a .NET Data Provider
				Summary
				Workshop
			Week 2 In Review
		Week  3.   At a Glance
			Day  15.   Using ADO.NET in a Multi-Tier Application
				The Multi-Tiered Architecture
				ADO.NET in Context
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  16.   ADO.NET in the Presentation Services Tier
				Windows Forms Applications
				Web Forms Applications
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  17.   ADO.NET in the Data Services Tier
				Using an Abstract Base Class
				Designing Data Access Classes
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  18.   Building a Data Factory
				Creating a Data Factory
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  19.   ADO.NET and XML Web Services
				Exposing Data Through a Web Service
				Consuming Data in a Web Service
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  20.   Performance and Interoperation
				Performance and Scalability Optimizations
				Interoperating with ADO
				Summary
				Workshop
			Day  21.   Futures and Wrap Up
				Programming SQL Server .NET
				Using ObjectSpaces
				Summary and Final Thoughts
				Workshop
			Week 3 In Review
		Index

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